How to Become a Cult Leader

Look inside the cult leader's playbook for achieving unconditional love, endless devotion and the power to control people's minds, bodies and souls.

Genre: Documentary, Crime

Cast:Peter Dinklage , Lola Blanc , Diane Benscoter , Janja Lalich , Amanda Montell , Rachel Bernstein , Asha Rangappa , Yulanda Williams , Jeff Guinn , Chris Johnston , Kimiaki Nishida , Will Allen , Dianne Lake , Atsushi Sakahara , Teddy Hose , Sawyer , Vera Cheiffo , Erica Baffelli

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Build Your Foundation

Fri, Jul 28, 2023

Embrace your calling and reinvent yourself by studying the life of petty criminal and folk rock troubadour-turned-murderous legend Charles Manson.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Grow Your Flock

Fri, Jul 28, 2023

Build a fervent following by retracing the steps of Jim Jones, whose messiah complex turned a small healing grift into a dangerously loyal congregation.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Reform Their Minds

Fri, Jul 28, 2023

Return to Buddhafield and unlock the mastery of manipulation with Jaimie Gomez, a failed actor who built an army of servants by promising enlightenment.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Promise Eternity

Fri, Jul 28, 2023

Apocalypse, anyone? Create credible danger and consolidate power by studying the spiritual, sci-fi, narrative of Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Applewhite.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Control Your Image

Fri, Jul 28, 2023

Leverage media coverage to cover cultivate a pious image like Shoko Asahara, who built the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo on positive PR and deadly methods.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Become Immortal

Fri, Jul 28, 2023

Avoid unhappy endings and cement your legacy by studying Sun Myung Moon, who transformed the Unification Church into a still-thriving economic machine.